Insects or not insects? Dilemmas or attraction for young generations: A case in Italy

International Journal on Food System Dynamics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 226-239

  Cavallo, Carla ^a   Materia, Valentina C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Consumers' acceptance; Insects as food; Millennials

Indexed keywords

EID: 85049632967     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18696945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18461/ijfsd.v9i3.932     Document Type: Article

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